Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,121, John Gatewood, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Gatenwood, John
8/3/21
CONTENTS
carded

4043 Kentucky
John Gatewood of Scott Co, in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the company commanded by Captain R. Johnson of the Virginia commanded by _____ in the militia time for six months,
Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 20. Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 9 day of Jan. 1833 and sent to Hon R. W. Johnson, H. R.
Arrears to 4th of Sept 1832 $ 30. — Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 March 1833 10
40
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Book
Vol. 9.
Page 41
Wm Hollison Clerk

1932 Dec. 7. Mrs. Anna Johnson adv. no ref. to daughter Elsie. See letter inquiry re John Saterwood W. 415- m.c.s.
Perham
13121 INVALID.
File No. 13, 121
John Saterwood Rev. Rev. war
Act: June 14th 1852.
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 138
[Arrangement of 1870.]

State of Kentucky.
Scott County ss.
On this 5 th day of October 1832 Personally appeared in Allen County before the Justices of said County of Scott now sitting John Gatwood, a Resident of said County and State, who is aged 67 years, who being first duly sworn, declares to law with an oath that he makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th June 1832 —
That John Gatwood states that he is in his 67 th year. Was born Oct 1 st 1765. Came to Kentucky in 1791. Oct br 1791. That he was a Citizen of Bryans station from Oct 1791 to Oct 1792 That in 1792 in Oct br Nov. he served a tour of one month at the Indians under George Rogers Clark in Capt Robert Johnsons Company They went to Pickway & Burnt the Indian Towns. He served a tour under Capt Patterson in June 1792 — one month, to guard Genl. Clark's Row Gally up to the Ohio River — we marched to the mouth of the Kentucky River & guarded so gally up to Big Bone & finished a tour of one month

I returned to Bryan's Station. He states that during the year 1741 & 1742 besides these two specified tours he served upwards of four months in guarding Bryan's Station & the frontier under Capt Robert Johnson order & in going scouts after the Indians who would come in & kill people steal horses. He puts in his claim for 6 months in all he might put in for double the time but wishes to pull below his actual service rather than go above - He is a citizen of Scott County Kentucky that has been ever since he removed here in 1741. He now relinquishes all claims to a pension except under the act of 7 th June 1742 & he is on no pension list of any state
Fall
John Galtwood
Robert Johnson
I have been intimately acquainted with John Galtwood for 20 years & Robert Johnson

The affidavit of John Suggatt. he states that he is well acquainted with John Gatewood as he has been since the fall of the year 1781 when sd Gatewood came to the State of Kentucky then a part of Va. that sd Gatewood was in Morgan's Station during the siege in Augt 1782 that sd Suggatt knows that sd Gatewood served one term of one month of militia duty under Capt Rott Johnson under Genl G. R. Clark against Buchanan in the year 1782 & burnt the Indian Towns. This D th & Gatewood were in same company that sd Gatewood was subject like all others at this period of time to be called upon to guard the country & go in scouting parties & never knew sd Gatewood off on duty. John Suggatt sworn to before me a justice of the peace for South County Ken. Peter Thompson J.P.

We, J. T. Johnson, a public Teacher of Christianity, residing in Georgetown, Salts County, Ky. & R. M. Johnson residing in the same County, hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Mr. Gaterwood who has subscribed & sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 67 years of age; that he is reported & believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution; & that we concur in that opinion. Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
J. T. Johnson R. M. Johnson
John Gaterwood V13612
Sworn to in open Court Attest B. P. Foulke
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after hearing the interrogatories, personally, by the War department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states, and the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that John Johnson who has signed the preceding certificates is a Clergyman resident in Salts County, and that R. M. Johnson who has signed the same is a Resident of said County and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I B. P. Foulke clerk of the Court for the County of Salts do certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of John Gaterwood for a pension, and that Peter Thompson before whom the affidavit of Mrs. Suggett was made is an acting Justice of the peace for said County duly commissioned. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal of Office the 17th October 1832 and the seal of the Court with the  B. P. Foulke Attest B. P. Foulke

December 7, 1932
Mrs. Anna Johnson 4701 N. Albany Avenue, Apt. 1 Chicago Illinois
John Gatewood, #.415 John Gatewood, S. 13121 B.a.g./mcs. Q
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter of November 17, 1932.
The papers on file in the claim for pension made by John Gatewood of Allen County, Kentucky, and his widow, Nancy, do not show that this soldier had a daughter, Elsie.
The papers on file in the pension claim of John Gatewood of Scott County, Kentucky, do not show that this soldier had a daughter named Elsie.
Very truly yours
A. D. MILLER Assistant to Administrator